I know of the TIME article but have always maintained an optimism about the current generation. I think they will form a world better than their anteceding kin. Though the language grates, English continues to evolve as it has over time (I just wish it would slow down a bit!)

ye i can appreciate our language must be one of the hardest to learn, what with its varied history of cultures and eras and influences.
i’ve worked with many people from Africa, Poland and elsewhere, and admire the speed of their learning this.